The plan of publishing a series of "Viswa vidya Sangraha" for clear understanding of different branches of science comprehensive to all in the line of the series of Home University Library was informed to Rabindranath by Pramatha Chouduri. Rabindranth wrote him on 19th April, 1917, " Don't forget the plan of the proposal of Home Library of Bengali, you have said to me ? This is urgent. We have discussed it further in Tindharia and Darjeeling"Having returned to Calcutta, he called for Kalidas Nag on 26th jun;
" Tomorrow Wednesday in the evening at about 6.30 P.M. Brajendra Babu, Jadu Sarkar and others will meet at the Vichitra meeting hall to discuss about the rules of publishing Viswavidya series. Therefore, You, please, come to meet them leaving all your present occupation." He also invited Ramananda Chattopadhyay on the same date
Kalidas Nag wrote on 27th Jun in his diary;
" I picked up Jadu Babu and came to the poet and discussed about the publication of Viswavidya Granthabali upto 9 P.M."
Jadu nath Sarkar described in details about "Viswa-vidya-Sangraha" in an article published in Prabasi Shraban issue as a Secretary of which Rabindranath was the executive and he himself the Secretary. The following persons were nominated as secretary in different branches;
"1. Philosophy - Brajendranath Sil, Narandranath Sengupta
2. Science - Ramendrasundar Tribedi, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanabis
3. History, Geography and Economics - Jadunath Sarkar
4. Sahitya, Sahityer Itihas O Bhasa - Pramatha Choudhuri
5. Humanities - Ardhendu Kumar Ganguly, Surendranath Tagore
6. Educational Science - Transient Secretary Rabindranath Tagore
Having learnt that Jadunath discussed the matter with Haridas Chattopadhyay, proprietor of Gurudas Chattopadhyay & Sons, Rabindranath wrote him;
" I am agreeable to the line of rules of Haridas Babu in which he wanted to publish Viswa Grantha. I shall fix up the issue when I go to Calcutta this time."
A printing machine was gifted to Brahmacharyasram by Lincoln City of USA. Rabindranath proposed to see that whether it was possible to get "Viswavidyasangraha" printed with the help of that machine. But due to lack of initiative of the Secretary the plan was postponed at present'
After the death of Rabindranath by the initiative of Charuchandra Bhattacharya, Principal of printing Department of Viswabharati, the first volume of Viswavidyasangraha was published on 1st Bishakh, 1350 Bangabda. It is to be noeted that Rabindranath started publishing " Lokosiksha Granthamala" in 1346 with the same ideal.
